Vulnerability · Published Jun 9, 2026 · Assigned by vmware
CVE-2026-41007Spring HATEOAS heap exhaustion through unbounded internal caching
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity resource allocation without limits in Spring HATEOAS from Spring. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 23% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 77.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Spring HATEOAS maintains an unbounded static cache of StringLinkRelation instances keyed on attacker-supplied strings. Affected versions: Spring HATEOAS 1.5.0 through 1.5.6; 2.3.0 through 2.3.4; 2.4.0 through 2.4.1; 2.5.0 through 2.5.2; 3.0.0 through 3.0.3.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.springframework.hateoas:spring-hateoas | 3.0.4 | GHSA-439x-6767-44cv |
| Maven | org.springframework.hateoas:spring-hateoas | 2.5.3 | GHSA-439x-6767-44cv |
| Maven | org.springframework.hateoas:spring-hateoas | no fix listed | GHSA-439x-6767-44cv |
| Maven | org.springframework.hateoas:spring-hateoas | no fix listed | GHSA-439x-6767-44cv |
| Maven | org.springframework.hateoas:spring-hateoas | no fix listed | GHSA-439x-6767-44cv |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Spring | Spring HATEOAS | 1.5.0 – before 1.5.72.3.0 – before 2.3.52.4.0 – before 2.4.22.5.0 – before 2.5.2.13.0.0 – before 3.0.3.1 |
Weakness: CWE-770 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H